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hello everyone
so about me, i have lots of animals in lots of shapes and forms so heres the list
- first of all i have lots of guinea pigs, i used to breed and show them but i could never part with them once they got over 3 months and i could neve part with my retired breeding piggies i then began taking in rescues as people would bring them to me once they found out i kept guinea's so now not much breeding hapens now under my stud name, so i have turned into mainly a retirement home for the oldies and a perminant home for piggies that have had a bad start of complications in there life. i house about 40 residents and i have space for about 10 that come in and i ty to rehome. enough about the piggies on to the others
- a chinchilla boy called elvis hes a dark standard grey and such a cutie
- a lion head x lop harli doe shes a little grumpy at times but can't we all be.
- a border collie girly whos 11 now so getting on now
- 3 katydids
- 3 giant train millipedes
- a breeding coloney of fruit beetles
- various stick insects including , black beauties, giant thornys, giant spinys, indians and bud wings
- various species of land snails in all colours and sizes approx 52 individuals
-1 dwarf hami named breezer
- 2 hoplo catfish
- 1 parrot fish
and lastly my mice. i have kept mice since i was little but when the pigies took over i just kept the odd as a pet that normally came to me as an unwanted from some one else. my mice i have now came as unwantedd pets story is they got 3 mice 2 were female and 1 male the usual not correctly sexed. the owner decided no a problem as he had snakes was going to do it as feeder food. slight change of plan- couldn't bare to cull and feed to snake tried it with one live resulted in one injured but alive mouse. i took young mice 8 included the injured 1 , which died due to injuries the remaining 7 which are from 2 litters same dad differnt mums turned out to be - 1st litter 3 male dark eyed whites and 1 female pink eyed white and the secon litter turned out to be 2 male dark eyed whites and 1 colour i do not no shes a female with dark eyes and a creamy beige colour i shall post pics of them all in a bit.
as for my reason for joinin the forum is i have decided with the piggies taking the retirment approach so very few shows now i would like to have a go at breeding and showing so mice since they are fabulous critters.
i love all animals every shape and form i have studied courses in animals just finishing an hons degree now and i only work to provide for my animals so thats me my animals are my life i love them and would do anything for them
anyway sorry for rambling and probberly boring you all, i shall now have a nosey round the forum and post some pics of my not so colourfull as theyre all white bar 1 mice family, who hopefully as i expan i with bring a more array of colour in
so about me, i have lots of animals in lots of shapes and forms so heres the list
- first of all i have lots of guinea pigs, i used to breed and show them but i could never part with them once they got over 3 months and i could neve part with my retired breeding piggies i then began taking in rescues as people would bring them to me once they found out i kept guinea's so now not much breeding hapens now under my stud name, so i have turned into mainly a retirement home for the oldies and a perminant home for piggies that have had a bad start of complications in there life. i house about 40 residents and i have space for about 10 that come in and i ty to rehome. enough about the piggies on to the others
- a chinchilla boy called elvis hes a dark standard grey and such a cutie
- a lion head x lop harli doe shes a little grumpy at times but can't we all be.
- a border collie girly whos 11 now so getting on now
- 3 katydids
- 3 giant train millipedes
- a breeding coloney of fruit beetles
- various stick insects including , black beauties, giant thornys, giant spinys, indians and bud wings
- various species of land snails in all colours and sizes approx 52 individuals
-1 dwarf hami named breezer
- 2 hoplo catfish
- 1 parrot fish
and lastly my mice. i have kept mice since i was little but when the pigies took over i just kept the odd as a pet that normally came to me as an unwanted from some one else. my mice i have now came as unwantedd pets story is they got 3 mice 2 were female and 1 male the usual not correctly sexed. the owner decided no a problem as he had snakes was going to do it as feeder food. slight change of plan- couldn't bare to cull and feed to snake tried it with one live resulted in one injured but alive mouse. i took young mice 8 included the injured 1 , which died due to injuries the remaining 7 which are from 2 litters same dad differnt mums turned out to be - 1st litter 3 male dark eyed whites and 1 female pink eyed white and the secon litter turned out to be 2 male dark eyed whites and 1 colour i do not no shes a female with dark eyes and a creamy beige colour i shall post pics of them all in a bit.
as for my reason for joinin the forum is i have decided with the piggies taking the retirment approach so very few shows now i would like to have a go at breeding and showing so mice since they are fabulous critters.
i love all animals every shape and form i have studied courses in animals just finishing an hons degree now and i only work to provide for my animals so thats me my animals are my life i love them and would do anything for them
anyway sorry for rambling and probberly boring you all, i shall now have a nosey round the forum and post some pics of my not so colourfull as theyre all white bar 1 mice family, who hopefully as i expan i with bring a more array of colour in